Clip for pens, pencils, and the like



Sept, 18 1923., 11,468,562

I G. w. GILMAN, JR

CLIP FOR PENS, PENCILS, AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 1. 1922 A TI'ORIVEVSPaton Sept. 18, 1923..

STATES 'ononen reenter W. GiLHAH, 3B, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN,ASSIGNOBL T0 AMERICAN OI JANIBVILLE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION 011WISCONSIN.

our son PENS, rnivcrns, AND rnn LIKE.

Application filed September 1, was. semi no. aaarea.

To all whom it my concern:

Be it known that I, Gaoncn GILMAN,

Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resi-- and the like, of whichthe following is a full,-

clear,'and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and it useful improvements inattachments for pencils or pens and similar articles of personal wear,and it pertains more part1cularly'tur clasp adapted to retain thearticle bywh cl iit is carried within a pocket or 15 similalf enclosurewhen not in use. Clips or clas at this character of the type generallyemp'yed' have been formed from sheet metal of a resilientmature and arerigidly secuto the article by which they arecarso ried either b welding,soldering, riveting, or like. wing to the considerable strain to whichthese clasps are subjected in use, the clasps bend adjacent the pointwhere they are secured to the articles by which they w are carried andit very often happens that a clas will ome broken at this point due to t'e fact that this is the weakest portion of the clas y I lit is tiheprimary object of the present inac vention to increase the strength ofthe clasp and as a consequence prolon its life.

llt'is a further object of t e invention to construct the clasp so thatthe rigidity there of is likewise increased thus, causing the as claspto take a firmer bite or grip to re tain the article by which it iscarried in position.

llt is a stall further object of the inventionto construct the clasp sothat its fastening no to the article by which it is carried is relievedof the flexing strain thefiexing ot the clasp being thrown to t e no:orti n thereof at a point removed from t at point where it is secured tothe article by which n it is carried. 7

With the aboveand other objects in view, mlerenceis had to theaccompanying draw- ,in in--which-- V 1 is a view in front elevation otno a g r invention, a pencil bein shown in ct lines as the article towhieh the clasp in eecnnnl;

-1 constru in accordance with the.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation therehigure 3 is a transversesectional View taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 11designates a pencil of the metallic type and 12 designates the claspcarried thereby to secure the same in a pocket or similar "enclosurewhen not in use. While in the present instance a pencilis described, itis to be understood.

that the invention is equally applicable to fountain pens, rules, andother types of articles, which are carried upon the person inenclosures, such as pockets and the like.

As more clearly shown in Figure 2," the clasp 12 is rigidly secured tothe pencil 11, as at 13. From its point of securement the clas 12 isbowed as at 14 andhas an outwar ly-flared extremity 15, whichconstruction provides a contact point 16 where the clasp isiinengagement with the encil.

So far as described the clasp is 1n common use, but it has been found byexperience -that this type of'clasp when placed under strain ten s toloosen at its point of securement 13 and invariably becomes detachedeither bodily from the pencil or.

breaks ofi at the point of securemcnt.

ln carr ing out the; present invention the clasp 12 1s provided with arib or the like 17, and said rib is struck out of the body portion ofthe clasp between the side marginal edges thereof and extending partlyinto the Elli By this construction it is apparent then that as the freeextremity 15 of the clasp is moved out otengagernent with the pencil orother article towhich the clasp 1s attached, the resiliency necessary topermit of this movement of the free extremity 15, will have to beprovided by the bowed portion 1d of the clasp'since owing to the rib 1?,resiliency nearer to the point ct aeourement 13 Mill ' securement aswell as that than the end of the rib 17 cannot be had,

thus throwing the entire resiliency into the.

bowed portion 14 and relieving the point of int where the bowed portionstarts free 0 all strain.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention provides anew and improved form of clasp for pencils, similar articles, in whichthe resi iency of the clasp is greatly increased. Furthermore, a claspis provided which may be rigidly secured to the article by which it iscarried without danger of rupturing the clasp at the point at which issecured.

What is claimed is: v

1. A resilient clasp for pencils and similar articles comprising aresilient member rigidly secured to the pencil, and means ns and forremoving the resilient action of said resilient member to a point remotefrom the point of securement of the clasp to the pencil, said meanscomprising a rib formed in the body portion of the clasp adjacentpointof securement of the clasp to the pen- 011, said means comprising a ribformed integral with the body portion of theclasp and extendinglongitudinall thereof, said rib being located adjacent t e point ofsecurement of the clas with the ncil.

' GEOREE W. GI N, Jn.

